Database: Sheriff Taser policies for Iowa counties

Here are links to each of the Taser policies in Iowa counties as well as an evaluation of what each allows as reviewed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa.

Source: ACLU of Iowa, University of Iowa College of Law Clinic and County sheriffs. Read the full report.

* - The county is either in the process of acquiring TASERs or has TASERs but is in the process of creating a policy.

+ - The "+" signifies that the policy used "should not" or "may not" language, which isn't mandatory language. But in the context of the entire policy or the tone of the sentence, an intent for the advisory to be understood as mandatory could be discerned (i.e. the word "not" was bold or underlined, it was in all capital letters, etc., as in "The officer should NOT use the TASER on pregnant women!"). The ACLU recommends these policies should be changed to use clear, mandatory language.

^ - "Take into consideration" language: A "^" indicates when a policy seems to allow without restrictions the use of a TASER, but uses language that advises officers to "take into consideration" the characteristic or situation described. The ACLU says this is inadequate to provide sufficient clarity to officers in the field or the public.